¹Crow (Native American Indian tribe) artists,War Shirt,Montana,ca.1880,native-tanned leather,glass,beads,pigment,wool cloth, ermine pelts,human hair,(yep,and feathers.
This richly embellished garment,which embodies layers of spiritual and military meaning,would have been worn by a man of great stature on ceremonial occasions.The red ocher paint on the upper half represents an aspect of holy power.The roll fringes made from ermine pelts hanging from the arms and chest,together with the human hair on the flaps of the neck,signify bravery and victory over the enemy.
El Cuervo (una tribu india nativa americana) artistas,camisa de guerra.Montana,(un estado en los Estados Unidos),circa 1880
Esta prenda ricamente embellecida,que incorpora capas de significado espiritual y militar,habría sido usada por un hombre de gran estatura en ocasiones ceremoniales.La pintura ocre roja en la mitad superior representa un aspecto de poder sagrado.Las franjas embrolladas hechas con pieles de armiño que cuelgan de los brazos y el pecho junto con el cabello humanos en las aleta del cuello,significan valentía y victoria sobre el enemigo.
¹Crow Nation-the Crow,called the Apsáalooke "children of the large beaked bird" in their own Siouan language,or variants including the Absaroka,are Native Americans,who in historical times lived in the Yellowstone River valley,which extends from present day Wyoming,through Montana and into North Dakota,where it joins the Missouri River.In the 21st century,the Crow people are a Federally recognized tribe known as the Crow Tribe of Montana,and have a reservation located in the south central part of the state.
¹Crow (Native American Indian tribe) artists,War Shirt,Montana,ca.1880,native-tanned leather,glass,beads,pigment,wool cloth, ermine pelts,human hair,(yep,and feathers.
This richly embellished garment,which embodies layers of spiritual and military meaning,would have been worn by a man of great stature on ceremonial occasions.The red ocher paint on the upper half represents an aspect of holy power.The roll fringes made from ermine pelts hanging from the arms and chest,together with the human hair on the flaps of the neck,signify bravery and victory over the enemy.
El Cuervo (una tribu india nativa americana) artistas,camisa de guerra.Montana,(un estado en los Estados Unidos),circa 1880
Esta prenda ricamente embellecida,que incorpora capas de significado espiritual y militar,habría sido usada por un hombre de gran estatura en ocasiones ceremoniales.La pintura ocre roja en la mitad superior representa un aspecto de poder sagrado.Las franjas embrolladas hechas con pieles de armiño que cuelgan de los brazos y el pecho junto con el cabello humanos en las aleta del cuello,significan valentía y victoria sobre el enemigo.
¹Crow Nation-the Crow,called the Apsáalooke "children of the large beaked bird" in their own Siouan language,or variants including the Absaroka,are Native Americans,who in historical times lived in the Yellowstone River valley,which extends from present day Wyoming,through Montana and into North Dakota,where it joins the Missouri River.In the 21st century,the Crow people are a Federally recognized tribe known as the Crow Tribe of Montana,and have a reservation located in the south central part of the state.